★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesⓁ Aerospace & DefensePolitics & Policy Israel Begins Phase Two of War on Hamas as Dozens of Missiles Target Nearby US Military Bases The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have initiated the second phase of their military operation in Gaza, defying warnings from Iranian-backed…McAlinden Research PartnersOctober 31, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Labor, Education & DemographicsManufacturing & Logistics Ford and Stellantis Overcome UAW Strikes, Rising Wage Pressures May Complicate the Big Three’s EV Future Two-thirds of the Big Three Automakers have reached tentative agreements with the United Auto Workers (UAW) union on new four-year…McAlinden Research PartnersOctober 30, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesEconomics & TradePolitics & Policy Rising Cost Pressures in Chile’s Copper Mining Industry Raise Risks for Long-Term Supply of the Metal October marked another difficult month for Codelco, the Chilean state-owned copper miner. More executive resignations and a credit rating downgrade…McAlinden Research PartnersOctober 26, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Labor, Education & DemographicsManufacturing & Logistics UAW Widens Strike in Wake of GM Withdrawing 2023 Guidance, Union Still Has Capacity to Expand Actions General Motors' Q3 earnings report, which included a suspension of its profit outlook, was followed by an expansion of strikes…McAlinden Research PartnersOctober 25, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesFinance BlackRock Reaches Breakthrough Milestones in Bid to Launch Spot-Backed Bitcoin ETF Bitcoin's unit price broke out to a 52-week high above $35,000 on Monday evening, spurring a record amount of open…McAlinden Research PartnersOctober 24, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerⓁ Aerospace & DefenseManufacturing & LogisticsPolitics & Policy US Takes Steps to Speed Development of Drone Warfare Technologies as Use Spreads to Israel-Hamas Conflict Drone warfare has become a defining feature of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, and new video of Hamas's recent attacks on Israel have…McAlinden Research PartnersOctober 23, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)FinancePolitics & Policy US TIC Data Shows Foreign Official Treasury Holders are Cutting Exposure, Potentially Pushing up Yields Though total foreign holdings of US Treasuries have risen throughout the past several months, the latest Treasury International Capital (TIC)…McAlinden Research PartnersOctober 19, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerBiotechnology & HealthcareⓁ PharmaceuticalsMarkets Pfizer and Moderna Look to Put COVID Bust Behind Them, Add New Drug Development to Pipelines Several drugmakers whose sales boomed on COVID-19 vaccines and related products in 2021 and 2022 have now been embroiled in a hangover…McAlinden Research PartnersOctober 18, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerⓁ Aerospace & DefensePolitics & Policy Combining Ukraine and Israel Defense Aid Could Bolster Efforts to Keep Support Flowing to Kyiv A potential package of US spending on international defense aid will try to tie new funds for Israel and Ukraine…McAlinden Research PartnersOctober 17, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesMarketsPolitics & Policy Bitcoin Now Worth More Than Half of Crypto Market Cap, ETF Prospects Keep Majority of Supply Unspent Bitcoin (BTC) rose to a three-month high this morning on reports that the SEC had approved a spot-backed BTC ETF.…McAlinden Research PartnersOctober 16, 2023